How to Use evoke in a Sentence

evoke

verb
  • The old house evoked memories of his childhood.
  • His photographs evoke the isolation and solitude of the desert.
  • The shop, with a kitchen in the back, is meant to evoke home.
    Jeannette Lee Falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Sep. 2017
  • But the style of the painting wasn't meant to evoke Kennedy's death.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The writers work from the heart and the letters evoke a smile.
    Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2017
  • The letters in the art evoke the colors in the scene for her.
    Alexandra Wolfe, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Even the theme song was a hit and is still played to evoke the era.
    NBC News, 15 Mar. 2010
  • Phillips’ loose lines and florid style evoke the smog-washed haze of the ‘80s.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
  • But just as important is the mood evoked by the range as a whole.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 16 Dec. 2019
  • These are just a few of the memorable ads that have evoked fear, of course.
    Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, 26 Oct. 2018
  • The dish is garnished with greens that grow near the sea and a clam foam meant to evoke the ocean spray.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018
  • But the red helms with the black, white and gold striping truly evoke the past.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • With the courage to evoke change, this is a great time to take an exciting risk.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The wooden ceiling slats are meant to evoke a sauna-like feeling in the space.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The name is meant to evoke the image of a house viewed from the outside at night with all the windows aglow.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The six pieces are meant to evoke prairie fires, Wallace wrote on her website, annewallaceart.com.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The scent is meant to evoke the aroma of a spicy cinnamon stick with a hint of cloves.
    Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Grief is something that takes time, both to evoke and to confront.
    Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2022
  • In any case, purple can evoke the Vikings or Prince in these parts, or both.
    Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The stage evokes a turntable, which reflects a focus on the once-omnipresent vinyl LP.
    Brad Auerbach, Spin, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The over-the-top design was meant to evoke a sense of wonder in moviegoers.
    Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
  • What are the challenges of evoking a visual art like that in prose?
    Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 25 July 2019
  • The narration is written in rhyme, meant to evoke rap lyrics.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2022
  • Much of Wiley’s work evokes and echoes the history of art.
    Catherine Bigelow, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
  • It’s hard to imagine a fish that evokes the dog days of summer more than the catfish.
    Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
  • This bezel is black on top and gold on the bottom to evoke the image of a day/night cycle.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For many, the words evoke an image of lazy, not-so-bright people who puff their lives away.
    Gary Robbins, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The kitchen can also be a space that evokes warm and cozy feelings for all who enter.
    Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • His hope is the pieces will bring a smile to someone’s face or evoke a memory.
    Sarah Bonnette|contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • The rest of her hair was pulled up into a tall top knot, evoking a unicorn horn.
    Melissa Minton, Allure, 7 June 2018

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